Laguna Lake Ecosystem Accounts

As one of the eight country partners in the World Bank's WAVES (Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services) global partnership, the Philippines is constructing ecosystem accounts for Laguna de Bay.

With support from international and national experts, the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) undertook the development and analysis of these accounts that will aid in the better resource management and development planning of the Laguna de Bay.

These highlights from ecosystem accounts on land cover, flood mitigation, water quality and fisheries from 2003 to 2010 help understand the factors affecting the lake such as land conversion, soil erosion, water pollution and its impact on ecosystem services such as flood mitigation,